The latest film from LOVEFiLM was The Family Stone. I’d probably class this as a romcom with a bit of drama. It’s about a guy that brings his uptight city girlfriend home to his slightly unconventional and whacky family for their annual Christmas celebration.
I feel like I may have missed something at the beginning (but I was watching it from the start) because the family all seemed to really dislike Meredith (the city girlfriend) before she even arrived. The film then goes through some really awkward moments mixed in with some quite funny bits and also a few sad parts – so really one to get all the emotions going!
Meredith (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) tries to fit in with the family, not to much avail, as they set her up and generally give her a hard time before she gets her sister, Julie, down for support. This in itself opens up more complications as the family seem to love her instantly and even the affections of Meredith’s boyfriend, Everett (played by Dermont Mulroney) start to sway towards Julie (played by Clare Danes).
Meredith ends up spending the evening in a bar with Everett’s brother Ben (played by Luke Wilson) and then thinks she’s slept with him, which along with the fact that she can tell Everett’s affections are moving to her sister (Julie gets the engagement ring stuck on her finger as Everett was asking her to ‘try it on’) makes her think about her relationship.
The film finishes with the family the following year where Meredith is with Ben (the brother), Everett is with Julie and the mother, Sybil (played by Diane Keaton), has passed away. At least it looks like everyone is friends at the end!
There were lots of well known names in this film – SJP, Dermot Mulroney, Clare Danes, Diane Keaton, Luke Wilson, Amy McAdams and Craig T Neslon - who played a random array of characters but all it a good share of comedy and drama, not sure there was that much romance though?!
It was nice easy film to watch that kept us entertained while leaving us feeling like we weren’t sure whether to laugh or cry.
I’m going to give this a 3.5 brothers and sisters out of 5
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